Get the A4 quattro. 1.8T if on a budget, 2.8 if you got the bucks. I drove both and are very good cars for the money (especially the 1.8T). Drive them and compare them with BMWs. As for me, there is no substitute for my 99' 323i (wait that is a porsche slogan!). ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE!!

Check em out when you get a chance.

: If you could get another car for the same price instead of the E46 323i or 328i, what would you buy? The price range can be from $28,000 to $36000. I am just curious which vehicle you guys would have chosen if the E46 was not available.

: Please write your answer in the SUBJECT line. For those of you who were going to buy a 323i, please name a car in the same price range. For those of you who were going to buy a 328i, name a car in the same range.